Section: The Independent (The United Kingdom)
The Independent is a UK national daily newspaper. It was founded in 1986. Its
headquater is in London, UK. The owner of The Independent is Russian
businessman Alexander Lebedev. News about Ukraine are usually Additional
reporting by Associated Press, Reuters.
The official website is The Independent
Russia’s military ‘masses weapons, tanks and artillery’ at base close to border with Ukraine
Russia’s military is reportedly gathering troops and stockpiling weaponry, rocket launchers and tanks at a military base close to the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s military ‘masses weapons,tanks and artillery’ at base close to border with Ukraine
Russia’s military is reportedly gathering troops and stockpiling weaponry, rocket launchers and tanks at a military base close to the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: The last days of Aleksey Mozgovoi, rebel hero of the ‘Ghost’ battalion – killed in an ambush
A week before he died, Aleksey Mozgovoi was dismissive about threats to his life. “They wouldn’t risk making anybody a hero,” he told The Independent. Those would be his last words on the subject. Seven days after his last interview, on Saturday at about 5.30pm local time, the outspoken rebel commander was assassinated in a hail of gunfire....
Ukraine crisis: More casualties and fighting with heavy weapons as violence spreads across eastern region
Violence has spread in eastern Ukraine, a watchdog warned, as the government in Kiev reported fresh casualties. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshekno warns Russia will invade in the summer
The Ukrainian president has warned that Russia could soon attempt to stage an invasion, as the two nations are in the midst of a “real war”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Regional chief claims four Ukrainian soldiers have been killed as fighting erupts again in the east of the country
Fighting has erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, with claims four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Separatist rebel commander Aleksey Mozgovoi says he is ‘ready for more deaths’ – and warns ceasefire with Kiev won’t hold
Scarred by decades of political corruption and many months of war, the rebel-held town of Alchevsk in eastern Ukraine has few attractions. Its biggest draw is undoubtedly Commander Aleksey Mozgovoi, the enigmatic leader of the rebel “Ghost” battalion, who has taken up residence in the former security services building on Lenin Street. …read...
PayPal shuts down account of Russian activists seeking to publish anti-Kremlin report
PayPal has blocked an account set up to help Russian opposition activists to publish a report into the country’s involvement in the war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russian and Ukrainian experts barred from attending psychotherapy conference in London
Psychotherapy experts from Russia and Ukraine have been barred from attending a global conference in London after the Home Office refused to believe they were delegates. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Fear of the future leads to calls for ‘a wall like Israel’s’ to protect the porous border with Russia
On the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, roadside billboards remind residents of the penalty for espousing “separatism”: prison terms of between five and seven years. A few miles further along the main road north are newly dug trenches, designed to conceal defensive tanks and heavy artillery. Further again are more lines of...
